News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
Ethiopian economy grows, but diets are still poor
13.04.18- Food Security
- Nutrition
A new Ethiopia has emerged in recent years. A potent combination of increased agricultural productiv…
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Counting down: Scientists warn of ‘alarming’ loss of Borneo orangutans
10.04.18- Biodiversity
- Environment
Once, there were hundreds of thousands of orangutans roaming the island of Borneo. Over the…
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More cassava for less time
05.04.18- Biodiversity
- Food Security
Cassava has a relatively long growth cycle compared to other important crops. It takes an…
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AfricaRice launches free mobile app for rice weed control in Africa
05.04.18- Environment
- Food Security
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has launched a powerful new decision-support tool, called ‘Ric…
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10 best-bet innovations for agriculture in the National Adaptation Plans
03.04.18- Climate
A degree of future climate change is inevitable, making adaptation measures indispensable. However, …
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Rice Today: Mending Asia’s broken rice bowls
30.03.18- Climate
- Food Security
A decade of research demonstrates that “citizen science” has a major role to play in…
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Upcoming events
Now until 26 May. 2018
- 26.04.18 > 28.04.18
Resilient Cities 2018
Read moreBonn, Germany - 26.04.18
'Incubated Worlds' poultry art + research facility inauguration
Read moreAddis Ababa, Ethiopia - 26.04.18 > 27.04.18Read moreNairobi, Kenya
- 01.05.18 > 04.05.18
ICARDA Board Meeting
Read moreTo be confirmed - 09.05.18 > 11.05.18
Bioversity International Board Meeting
Read moreRome, Italy - 09.05.18 > 10.05.18
International Workshop on State of Foresight in the CGIAR
Read moreUniversity of Aberdeen, United Kingdom Aberdeen, United Kingdom - 16.05.18 > 17.05.18
CGIAR System Council - 6th Meeting
Read moreBerlin, Germany - 20.05.18 > 24.05.18
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Board Meeting
Read moreCali, Colombia - 21.05.18 > 26.05.18
World Health Assembly
Read moreGeneva, Switzerland
News from the Centers and Programs
What happened at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit
25.04.18- Climate
Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region on earth, home to the world’s three largest cities.…
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Unlocking rice gene diversity for food security
25.04.18- Food Security
- Genomics
A new study published in the Nature journal opens the possibility to accelerate rice breeding…
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CGIAR Germplasm Health Units commit delivery of good quality germplasm
25.04.18- Food Security
- Genomics
The GHU is composed of germplasm experts from CGIAR centers including AfricaRice, Bioversity Interna…
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Transform Nutrition-West Africa launches with consultation in Dakar
24.04.18- Nutrition
Transform Nutrition-West Africa, a new regional platform which aims to enable effective policy and p…
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On the need for expanding sustainability frameworks and veterinary vision in developing countries
24.04.18- Environment
- Health
Divine bovine, painting by Karen Bezuidenhout. A new science paper argues for broadening traditional…
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How’s the water? Crowdsource to find out
23.04.18- Big data
- Environment
Montane forests in East Africa play a crucial role as water towers, holding freshwater long…
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